Wind-motor.



J. SGHEUBECK.

WIND MOTOR. v APyLIoATIoN FILED 2213.14, 1910. 979,098, Patented Dec. 20 1910.

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WIND MOTOR.

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WIND MOTOR.

PPLIouIon FILED rms. 14, 1910.

979,098. Patented De.2o,1910.

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Application led February 14, 1910.

Uhl PIED 'PATENT @FFIQFL JOHN SCI-IEUBECK, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIND-MOTOR.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910, Serial No. 543,842.

To all whom t may' concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SCHEUBEGK, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wind-Motors; and I do hereby declare the followingl to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction in a wind motor, the object being to provide a device of this character which is simple and efficient, and offers relatively less surface to the weight and pressure relatively to its etliciency than the average motor of this character and which, furthermore, is directly mounted upon a vertical shaft so as to dispense with the gearing usually employed to transmit the motion from said wheel from the top to the bottom of its supporting tower.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention: Figure -l-i is a view in side elevation of a wind motor constructed in accordance with my invention, the supporting tower therefor being shown fragmentarily and partly broken away. Fig. 2- is a top plan view of the same. Fig. -3- is a central vertical section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. -Q-, the vane carrying sleeve being broken away at its upper end. Fig. -ais a plan section of the same on the line 4 4- of Fig. -3-. Fig. W5- is a fragmentary View, in side elevation on an enlarged scale showing means for setting the vane to prevent rotation of the wind wheel. Fig. -6- is a top plan view of the same.

My invention has for its particular object to provide a wind wheel in which the wind pressure surfaces are concave so as to catch and utilize to the greatest degree the wind pressures while at the same time the total area thereof is relatively smaller and permits of more open space for the passage of wind through the wheel, thereby reducing the strain on the tower.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wind wheel which is disposed directly upon a vertical shaftthus enabling a plurality of the same to be mounted on a single shaft and disposed at different elevations whereby air currents traveling at different elevations and sometimes in various directions may be utilized to impart power to a single shaft.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wind motor which is more durable and relatively more efficient than those ordinarily employed.

Referring to said drawings, l, indicates the trunnions of the wind wheel which are rigidly mounted on the vertical shaft 8 and to which are rigidly secured top and bottom circular horizontal plates 2 and 3 re spectively each of which is equipped on its upper and lower faces respectively, with triangular wings or flanges 4, the planes of which extend angularly to the planes of said plates and form angular wind pockets between the faces thereof opposed to the faces of the plates upon which they are mounted. All of said pockets open in the same direction and are adapted to catch the air currents or wind, and thus rotate said plates. vertically disposed substantially trough-shaped members 5 are secured at their ends to said plates 2 and 8 respectively, adjacent the periphery of the latter and equidistantly from each other the concave face of each of said members 5 opposing the convex face of the next adjacent thereof. In the instance illustrated eight of said mem bers 5 are shown and each thereof is connected with one end of a spoke 6 and 7 respectively, which is also trough-shaped and has its concave face disposed to face in the same direction as the concave face of the member 5 to which it is secured, the other end of each of said spokes being suitably connected and secured to said shaft 8. AThe hollows of said members 5 G and 7 connect with each other so that when said spokes 6 are disposed at an obtuse angle to the direction of the wind, the air currents caught thereby will be deflected into said members 5 and by iinpiiiging against, the outer portions radially ot the Wheel oit said ineinbers serve to exert pressure thereon tending` to tliroiv saidv ineinbers out ot the path ot such currents. rllie iiieiiibers (3 and 7 are disposed at respectively ditterent elevations and. connect resiliectively ivitli alternate ineinbers 5. The concave or hollow faces et' said nienibers 57 (l, and T open in the saine direction as the pockets torined between 'the flanges d and the plates 2 and C) so that cach olif said pockets and said concave LFaces o'j said ineinbers 5, t5 and "i" will, duringl their travel through a `e'ivcn arc.7 oppose the direction ot the iviiid thus serving to catch the saine and thus iinpart rotary inoveineiit to said ivliecl. rlllie ,said trui'inions l are keyed or otherwise rigidly niouiited upon the vertical shaft 8 ivhich is rotated thereby. Said shaft S suitably disposed at its loivei' end in a ste; bearing` o'l' any suitable construction, such. l caring being' ouiitted troni illustration being superfluous. At its upper end said shaft is joiirnaled in the sleeve f) carrying the vane lt), such sleeve being suitably jonrnalcd in a bearing 'll carried by the spider l2, the respective radial arnis oit which are suitably secured to the iipi'iglits constituting' the :nipportin5,;` tovver. it siniilar sleeve l?) is iouinaled in a bearing lll: carried by a spider l5 disposed belen' said ivlieel and supported at the tree ends ot its ariii upon the uprights ot' the toiver. To said sleeves il and il?) seg niental plates lo are secured, each oi the latter being` substantially a quarter ol' a circle and secured to the peiiplieries ot vviiich is a ii'ei'tieal segniental plate 11T `.vhich constitutes a Wind guard to deflect the wind lroni ini pingeinent against the convex faces ot the ineinbers 55 and 7 and the outer faces ot' the flanges Llduringl the rotation oit said respective ineinbers in a iflireetion opposing the livind. rlflie said vane 'l0 serves to inaintain the id plate 1T always in proper position relatively7 to the direction oit the vind to etlect deflection oi the latter as indicated above. lt will be observed that any desired nuinber ot aid ineinbers il, 5. t3 and Y inay be employed and that the plates 2 and 3 ina'v be inade ot any suitable diameter. On'- iupV to the direct connection ot said Wheel (or a` plurality thereoit disposed at ditl'erent elevations) ivitli the vertical shaft to be ro- .l tated thereby, the lriction incidental to thc gearing usually required to transmit the inotion oit a ivind ivlieel to a vertical shaft and the ditliculties ot inaiintaining such gearing` in rood operative condition and Well lubricated, are entirely avoided besides enabling the entire structure to be incre effectively braced and consequently inade 'tai' niore rigid than is ordinarily possible.

Power inay be transmitted troni the shatt etapes S at the loiver end thereof to drive any desired machinery and the utilization oi" such power niay be controlled at. ivill by clutches iii any ivell lnioivn inaniier. such clutches be:u illustration as otlerinn ing oinitted tron nothing` novel in the art.

Giving to the fact that the ivind pressure nieiiibers ot niy said ivheel are secured at both ends to ineinbers 'arried by thc shatt. the danger ot breakage or distorton during` excessive ivind storins is practically entirely obviated and owing to the auiount oit :tree space atllorded tor the passage oit' wind through the Wheel, the total ar la presented to Wind pressure is relatively snialler and atl'ords less opportunity for distortion and breakage than is the fase with the Wind nio tors iioiv generally eiiiployed.

ln sonic localities it .is desirable to throw the wind Wheels entirely out ot operation duriiujl certain intervals in order to obviate any noise inade thereby or to protect the saine i'ir :in damage by 'very hea y winds or during snoi' and sleet storins. l`o this end lV have devised nieans t'oi' detlectine the ivind out ot operative relation to the Wind ivheel. shown iii lilies. 5 and t3. Wlici'e this is to be accomplished it is preferable that the guard plate, partly inclosing' the Wheel and control led by the vane it). shall extend through an arc approximately 1H() degrees.y so thatY when disjoscd with its convex side facingt the direction ol" the Wind the latter will be unable to 'each the wind prt sure surt'accs to rotate the wheel. ln order to accomplish this it is necessary that the vane l() shall be turned through an arc ot apliii'oxiniately U0 degrees relatively to the sleeve or sleeves carrying the .segmental plates on which said guard plate is supported. 'l'his l accoinplish in the 'following iaanner: 'llhc sleeve. '.53 is iouriialed in the bearing lil carried by the spider it() disposed upon the uppermost end of the tower and is provided between its ends ,vith an annular tlanpe 2l resting upon the tiang'e 22 et' said hearinii4 1). rl`hc sirgniental plate 223. to which the `eiuird Q-t. is secured, is mounted on said sleeve lil below said l carine` lil. rlounted on said sleeve and resting upcn the [lange 2l thcreot is a collar tliuiilarly disposed on the sie ve ld and resting upon the upper end of said collar Q5 is a sleeve 2G which carries the vane '24". tlaid slee e 2G is provided in diaineti'icallyY opposite points on its inner circiiin'tcrcntial Atace vvith helial grooves Q8'. the pitch ot' which is a an angle ot l5 degrees to the vertical plane ot the axis and extends through an arc el substantially il() deijrees. At each end said groove Q8 is provided .vitli a vertical extension :29. On said sleeve 1S at diaiiietrically opposite points, l provide pins o0 which are adapted to travel in said grooves 28 and their extensions Q9 so that by raising said sleeve Qt relatively to the sleeve 1S said pins 30 will pass from the l upper vertical extensions 29 into the grooves QS and finally into the lower extensions 2t). During the tra-.vel of said pins from the named to the last named position relative rotary movement will be imparted to said sleeves 1S and 26 through an arc of substantially ninety degrees. To effect such relative rotary movement 1 Iprovide on said flange of the bearing 19, at diametrically opposite points, projections 3l. to each of which toggle links are pivotally secured at one enti, tlie other end of said links being pivotally connected by means of pins with the ends of toggle links S-l which are in turn pivotally connected at their other ends with pins 535 on said collar 25. Pivotally secured at the free ends of its arms to said pins 33 is a lol-shaped member 3G provided at its middle portion with a projection 3T to which the free end of the arm 3S of a bell crank lever 39 is secured, said lever 39 beingl pivotally supported at its elbow between lugs el() disposed upon said spider 30. The free end of the long arm of said bell crank lever has a rope or cable all depending therefrom and by dra ing the latter down to depress said long arm of said bell crank lever the said tl-shaped member 36 will be drawn forward, and by such action the relative positions of said toggle links and Bet will be changed so that the latter will extend substantially vertically relatively to each other and the collar 25 will thus be raised sutliciently to raise said sleeve Q6 to the height necessary to move the pin 30 from the upper extension 29 of the groove .28 into the lower extension thereof. This movement will cause said vane QT to assume the position shown in Fig. (3. Said vane will serve to maintain the guard plate 2l opposed over its entire area to the direction of the wind and thus prevent the latter from operating` the wheel partly incloscd thereby.

lhile it is preferable that the wind wheel should revolve on a vertical axis. it will be understood that this is not essential and that the device will operate efficiently regardless of the position of its axis of rotation.

l claim as my invention:

l. ln a wind-motor, a substantially cylindrical wind-wheel adapted to rotate on a vertical axis and comprising` a shaft, a pair of circular plates carried thereby at different elevations, a plurality of trough-shaped wind-pressure members secured at their ends to said respective plates adjacent the peripheries thereof, the concave face of each opposing the convex face of the next adjacent of said members, and a trough-shaped spoke connecting each of said members between its ends with the said shaft. v

1n a wind-motor, a substantially cylindrical wind-wheel adapted to rotate on a vertical axis and comprising a shaft, a pair of circular plates carried thereby at different elevations, a plurality of trough-shaped wiml-pressure members secured at their ends to said respective plates adjacent the peripheries thereof, the concave face of each opposing the convex face of the next adjacent of said members, a trough-shaped spoke i connecting each of said members between its ends with the said shaft, said spokes connecting alternate members being disposed at respectively different elevations.

1n a wind-motor, a substantially cylindrical wind-wheel adapted to rotate on a vertical axis and comprising a shaft, a pair of circular plates carried thereby at different elevations, a plurality of trough-shaped whirl-pressure members secured at their ends to said respective plates adjacent the peripherics thereof, the concave face of each opposing the convex face of the next adjacent of said members, a trough-shaped spoke connecting each of said members between its ends with the said shaft, said spokes connecting alternate members being disposed at respectively different elevations, a segmental guard plate partly inclosing said wheel and rotatable relatively thereto on the same axis, and a vane rigidly connected with said plate and controlling the same.

Ll. ln a wind-motor, a substantially cylindrical wind-wheel adapted to rotate on a vertical axis and comprising a shaft, a pair of circular plates carried thereby at different elevations, a plurality of trough-shaped wi1'1dpressure members secured at their ends to said respective plates adjacent the peripheries thereof, the concave face of each opposing the convex face of the next adjacent of said members, a trough-shaped spoke connecting each of said members between its ends with the said shaft, said spokes connecting alternate members being disposed at respectively different elevations, and triangular plates secured on one edge to each of said circular plates and angularly disposed relatively to the planes thereof, the free edges thereof disposed in the direction of the concave faces of said members and forming wind-pressure pockets between the opposing faces of said circular and triangular plates.

5. 1n a wind-motor, a substantially cylindrical wind-wheel adapted to rotate on a vertical axis and comprising a shaft, a pair of circular plates carried thereby at different elevations, a plurality of trough-shaped wind-pressure members secured at their ends to said respective plates adjacent the peripheries thereof, the concave face of each opposing the convex face of the next adjacent of said members, a trough-shaped spoke connecting each of said members between its ends with the said shaft, said spokes con- Meeting alternate members being disposed at respectively different elevations, triangular plates Secured on one edge to each ot said eireuliir plates zuid anguhirly dispofsed relaitively to the plaines thereof, the t'ree edges thereoiI disposed in the direction of the e011- ezire faces of said members zuid forming ind-pressure pockets between the opposing izieee ot said eirculnriind triangular plates, i segmental guard plate partly iiiclosiiig Said Wheel and rotatable relatively thereto on the Same axis, :uid 2i Vene rigidly7 connected with Said plate und Controlling the Same. Y

lli teetinioiiy whereof I have signed my nume iii presence of two Subscribing witmesses.

JHN SCHEUBECK.

lVitnesses RUDOLPH NBL llo'rz, M. M. Boyne. 

